#FoodieFriday – Taking Stock and Reducing Food Waste


Our freezers and store cupboards are stuffed to bursting, so this year I've decided to make a concerted effort and utilise what we have before buying more food. My tendency to stockpile probably started with the COVID pandemic when we avoided supermarkets like the plague and ordered all our food online. Tripling the quantities seemed... Continue Reading →

Wildflowers: Armeria Pungen, Cravo-das-Areias (Thrift)


There is an abundance of the perennial Cravo-das-Areias also commonly known as 'Thrift' in our local area. The pretty pompom pink flowers can be enjoyed on the many coastal walks in the Western Algarve or where we live, growing on wild areas at the side of the road, or even on our roundabouts. It flowers... Continue Reading →

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